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| Last updated on July 22, 2008 |
Global Visionaries, an educational non-profit organization, educates and empowers youth to become active community leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through community service at home and abroad.
Description:
Global Visionaries carries out its mission through the yearlong Youth Leadership Program, which provides diverse groups of high school students with a global perspective, empowering them to understand the intrinsic relationships between local and international social and environmental justice issues and volunteer work. This program culminates with the Service-Learning and Cultural Immersion Trip to Guatemala, which extends, internationally, our students' local commitment to service. Locally, our students engage in "Work Teams" revolving around micro-lending, fair trade and environmental restoration. Through anti-oppression training, our students learn to respectfully interact across cultures and promote peace and cooperation among diverse peoples.
History:
Global Visionaries (GV) was the brainchild of student, Jason Morgan Foster. He came to his former geography teacher, Joe Fontana, in the fall of 1996. They had the dream that real education was outside the classroom and in the real world. In June of 1997, Global Visionaries took its first trip and has been growing ever since. Global Visionaries has taken over 25 trips and over 500 students to Guatemala. The Yearlong Leadership Program continues to grow in breadth and depth. GV students have built over five schools, reforested over 3,000 trees, over a dozen homes, and protected Seattle urban habitat among many other accomplishments.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (206) 322-9719
Address:
Web Site: http://www.global-visionaries.org
Directions:
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From I-5 South take the James St exit-164A. Turn right on James St which continues on to Cherry St. Turn left on 34th Avenue, and the office is at corner of 34th and Union St East.
Nearest Bus Stop: Bus 2 and 3 to downtown, 1 minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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Yes
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